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1Elevation data are presented using the National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: November 15, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25738 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 6440–010] 

Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 6440–010.

c. Date Filed: August 30, 2021.

d. Applicant: Lakeport Hydroelectric

One, LLC (Lakeport). 

e. Name of Project: Lakeport

Hydroelectric Project (project). 

f. Location: On the Winnipesaukee

River in Laconia, Belknap County, New 

Hampshire. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jody Smet,

Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC c/o 

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC; 

7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W; 

Bethesda, MD 20814; (240) 482–2700; or 

email at jody.smet@eaglecreekre.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey, (202)

502–8621 or erin.kimsey@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days 

from the issuance date of this notice; 

reply comments are due 105 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of

electronic filing, you may submit a

paper copy. Submissions sent via the

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed

to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Submissions sent via any other carrier

must be addressed to: Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland

20852. All filings must clearly identify

the project name and docket number on

the first page: Lakeport Hydroelectric

Project (P–6440–010).

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted

and is now ready for environmental 

analysis. 

The Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on 

April 20, 2022, revising the regulations 

under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and 

1508 that Federal agencies use to 

implement the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) (see National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23453–70). 

The final rule became effective on May 

20, 2022. Commission staff intends to 

conduct its NEPA review in accordance 

with CEQ’s new regulations. 

l. The Lakeport Hydroelectric Project

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) a 359-foot-long, 12.34-foothigh concrete gravity dam that includes 

the following sections: (a) a 60-foot-long 

west abutment section; (b) a 78-footlong, 4-foot high section topped with 

three 10-foot-high, 18-foot-wide slide 

gates with a crest elevation of 505.31 

feet 1 at the top of the slide gates; (c) an 

approximately 15 foot-long overflow 

section topped with 6-inch-high 

flashboards with a crest elevation of 

504.7 feet at the top of the flashboards; 

(d) an approximately 21-foot-long, 10-

foot-wide center pier topped with 6-

inch-high flashboards with a crest

elevation of 504.7 feet at the top of the

flashboards; (e) a 25-foot-long, 12.33-

foot-high stoplog section; (f) a 44-footlong, 42.17-foot-wide concrete section

that is integral with the dam and that

contains three 200-kW vertical

submersible Flygt turbine-generator

units located on outdoor concrete

pilings for a total installed capacity of

600 kW and (g) an approximately 116-

foot-long east abutment section that

extends upstream; (2) a 220-foot-long

stone training wall that extends

downstream; (3) an impoundment (Lake

Winnipesaukee) with a surface area of

approximately 46,208 acres and a

storage capacity of 165,800 acre-feet at

an elevation of 504.32 feet; (4) a 2,800-

square-foot forebay area; (5) a 44-footwide, 13-foot-high concrete and granite

intake structure that is equipped with

three 6-foot-diameter cylindrical

headgates and a trashrack with 0.75-

inch clear bar spacing; (6) a 23-footlong, 30.5-foot-wide concrete and

lumber control building adjacent to the

turbine-generator units; (7) an 80-footlong, 50-foot-wide tailrace that

discharges into the Winnipesaukee

River; (8) a downstream fish passage

facility that consists of a collection box

and a 70-foot-long, 10-inch-diameter

PVC pipe; (9) three 30- to 55-foot-long,

0.48-kilovolt (kV) generator leads, three

0.48/12.4-kV step-up transformers at a

substation adjacent to the control

building that connect the project to the

local utility distribution system; and

(10) appurtenant facilities.

The New Hampshire Department of

Environmental Services (New 

Hampshire DES) owns the dam and the 

land occupied by the project. Lakeport 

leases the project land and dam from the 

NHDES, and operates the project in 

accordance with NHDES’s management 

objectives. Lake Winnipesaukee is 

managed under the following schedule: 

Beginning on January 1, the lake is 


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drawn down from 503.50 to 502.32 feet 

by the first week of March. Then, the 

lake is refilled to between 504.10 and 

504.32 feet by June 1. From June 1 to 

Columbus Day, the lake elevation is 

maintained between 502.80 and 504.32 

feet for summer recreation. From 

Columbus Day through December 31, 

the lake elevation is maintained 

between 503.00 and 503.50 feet for 

shoreline maintenance. A year-round 

minimum flow of 200 cubic feet per 

second (cfs) or greater is provided from 

the spillway or the powerhouse to the 

Winnipesaukee River. 

The applicant is not proposing any 

changes to the project facilities or 

project operation. 

m. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

n. Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.210, .211, and .214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must: (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person submitting the 

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with 

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. Each filing must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed on the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

You may also register online at 

https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ 

overview to be notified via email of new 

filings and issuances related to this or 

other pending projects. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

o. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must comply with 

40 CFR 121.5(b), including 

documentation that a pre-filing meeting 

request was submitted to the certifying 

authority at least 30 days prior to 

submitting the certification request. 

Please also note that the certification 

request must be sent to the certifying 

authority and to the Commission 

concurrently. 

p. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions.

January 2024. 

Filing of Reply Comments ........ February 2024. 

q. The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: November 14, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25673 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10615–058] 

Tower Kleber Limited Partnership; 

Notice of Tribal Consultation Meeting 

and Environmental Site Review 

On December 6, 2023, Commission 

staff will hold a Tribal consultation 

meeting and environmental site review 

on the proposed relicensing of the 

Tower and Kleber Hydroelectric Project 

No. 10615 (project). 

Tribal Consultation Meeting 

On December 6, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. 

EST, Commission staff will hold a 

meeting to consult with Tribes on the 

project’s relicensing and cultural 

resources at the project. Discussion 

topics for the consultation meeting are 

noted in Appendix A. 

The consultation meeting is open to 

all. Participation in the discussion, 

however, will be limited to the Tribes 

and Commission staff. The relicense 

applicant, Tower Kleber Limited 

Partnership, will be given an 

opportunity to describe its relicensing 

proposal for the project. Others 

attending may do so as observers only. 

There will be no transcript of the 

meeting, but a summary of the meeting 

will be prepared for the project record. 

In accordance with the requirements of 

section 304 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and implementing 

regulations,1 if the Tribes decide to 

disclose information about a specific 

location that could create a risk or harm 

to an archeological site or Native 

American cultural resource, attendees 

will be excused for that portion of the 

meeting and can return to the meeting 

after such information is disclosed. 

Commission staff’s meeting summary 

will include an unredacted privileged 

version and a redacted public version 

that excludes information about the 

specific location of the archeological 

site or Native American cultural 

resource. 

The consultation meeting will be held 

in person at the Onaway City Hall 

located at 20774 State Street, Onaway, 

Michigan 49765. A teleconference 

option will be available for stakeholders 

that cannot attend the meeting in 

person. If you are interested in attending 

via teleconference, please contact Arash 

Barsari at (202) 502–6207 or 

Arash.JalaliBarsari@ferc.gov by 

December 4, 2023, to receive specific 

instructions on how to participate. 


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